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Cremation and Bereavement Services Update

Meeting: 10/03/2021 - Cabinet (Item 112)

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To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment seeking to provide an update on activities of the crematorium and bereavement services during 2020.

Decision:

RESOLVED that the report is noted and the excellent service provided during 2020 whilst responding to the COVID19 pandemic is recognised.

 

Minutes:

Cabinet considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment that sought to provide an update on activities of the crematorium and bereavement services during 2020.

 

The Cabinet Member for Environment drew Members’ attention to the improvements completed and accreditation awarded (3.2) despite the extremely difficult circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic.  That 2,011 cremation services and 348 burials had been conducted at the same time was, he stated, a credit to the team.  The Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources reminded Members that the lockdowns continued to bring additional pressures to grieving families with whom the team has shown empathy and professionalism.  She thanked them for it.  The Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure informed Members that he had been in awe at their professionalism before the pandemic, and was even more so now.

 

RESOLVED that the report is noted and the excellent service provided during 2020 whilst responding to the COVID19 pandemic is recognised.